Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 120.42 | −0.4486 | get 0.2243% / 4h | 3h 50m | $34K | $120K | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 120.47 | −0.3396 | pay 0.1698% / 4h | 3h 50m | $24K | $703K | 20x | Short KuCoin |
Price gap+0.042%
Funding gap+0.1090% /8h
Both sides work: funding pays +$33 a day on $10k, and the gap is 0.062% above its 7d average: +$6 more if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$16+0.1090% /8h now · paid −0.159% over the last 7D
Price+$6spread +0.042% now, avg −0.021% → +0.062% if it goes back
Costs−$1,10811.081% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$1,118−11.18%no points
The current funding rate is far above what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid −0.159% in total, about −0.0076%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hHANMI on 12 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size141.3 / 436.6 bpAt $10k entering KuCoin costs 436.6 bp, fee and slippage, 3.1× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $500MEXC 20x, KuCoin 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval4h / 4hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$32.70Long MEXC: 6 payments, +$134.58; short KuCoin: 6 payments, −$101.88.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.042% vs −0.021%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$24K vs $34K OIKuCoin sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCMEXC Yes · KuCoin YesKYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0076%/8h × 21 periods−$15.91
Price spread+0.042% → −0.021% (7d avg)+$6.22
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$1,092.12
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$4.00
Fee KuCoin bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$1,117.81
Costs to cover11.081%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 15 min ago; KuCoin: live order book, 15 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC23.46141.3 bp−$141231.7 bp−$2,317doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTKuCoin38.19436.6 bp−$437doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

